Everyone: the last full day to submit city nature challenge 2024 observations is tomorrow.
I just checked the live stats and we are virtually in a dead heat with the city of Montreal. We have a lead of only 9 observations out of a total over 13,500
If there was ever a time to get those observations in, it is now.
For those who have submitted their entries I am going to ask one last favour. Please see if there are any additional entries you can post from the initial observation. What I mean is that check to see if you can duplicate any entries if there are more than one visible taxa in the image. You may be amazed how often this can pop up. For me on my first pass I would do things like observe a bird but I realized that the bird was perched on something, a tree, shrub etc so I went back and was able to increase my count with the existing base. I believe this is completely fair.
That and we need every observation we can get.
Please circulate.
Thanks to everyone
With only a few hours left, our friends in Montreal have squeaked in a small lead of 26 observations. We still hold a commanding lead of about 200 in terms of species, but we need that final push on the observation front.
Please add any you have not submitted and canvas existing ones for opportunities to create new versions where more than one taxa is visible.
The Montreal team is not stopping and neither should we. Think 100 more observations or even more.
Thanks to everyone for terrific level of contribution irrespective of the final result.